Delicate Slender Opossum vs Dingy Dowd

Marmosops parvidens compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Delicate Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Slender Opossum	Dingy Dowd
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Blastobasidae
Genus	Marmosops	Blastobasis
Species	Marmosops parvidens	Blastobasis adustella

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Slender Opossum and Dingy Dowd share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Slender Opossum	Dingy Dowd
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).